WEBVTT WMUR'S CHERISE LECLERC IS INCHICHESTER WHERE THE HORSES ARENOW BEING CARED FOR.CHERISE: HERE AT LIVE AND LETLIVE PARSE FORM, THERE IS RELIEFTHERE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN THECASE BUT NOW THE FOCUS IS ONGETTING THESE HORSES HEALTHBACKUP.ANTHONY COSTINE AND SPRING ROMEREACH CHARGED WITH 4 COUNTS OFANIMAL CRUELTY AND SEVERAL OTHERCHARGES, IN CONNECTION TO THEDISCOVERY OF THESE 4 HORSESFOUND IN A BARN IN DEERING LASTTHURSDAY.>> IT WAS ABHORRENT, AS BAD AS IHAVE EVER SEEN IN A BARN.CHERISE: AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THEHORSES MAY NOT HAVE SEENSUNLIGHT OR GRAZED IN FIELDS INMORE THAN A YEAR.LAST NIGHT, THE TWO TURNEDTHEMSELVES TO POLICE.AT LIVE AND LET LIVE FARM WHERETHE HORSES ARE GETTING FOOD,LOVE AND MEDICAL CARE, THEIRMINDS REMAIN ON RECOVERY>> I WOULD RATHER FOCUS MYENERGY AND ASK OTHER PEOPLE TOFOCUS THEIR ENERGY ON THEHEALING OF THESE HORSES.CHERISE: WHILE THEY MAY HAVEBEEN REMOVED FROM A DANGEROUSSITUATION, VOLUNTEERS SAY THESEHORSES STILL FACE AN UPHILLBATTLE, WITH HORSES LIKESUPERNOVA FACING MULTIPLE HEALTHISSUES.>> SHE'S GOT DOUBLE BILATERALHARDENING.THE LAKE HAS EITHER BEEN BROKENIN THE PAST OR HAD A BONE CHIPOR SOME SORT OF TRAUMA WHERE HERLEG IS ACTUALLY BEEN -- BENT.CHERISE: AND YOU CAN HELP INTHEIR CARE.THE RESCUE FARM HAS RAISED$8,100 FOR THEIR CARE SO FAR,AND ONCE THEY HIT 10 GRAND ANANONYMOUS DONOR HAS PROMISED TOMATCH IT.ALL OF IT GOING TOWARD A HOPEFOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR THESEHORSES.VOLUNTEERS HERE HAVE BEENHELPING THE HORSES RECUPERATE,BUT THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TOGO TO GET THEM BACK TO FULLHEALTH.

Two people have been charged in connection to a horse neglect case in Deering.

Police said that last week they found four horses in bad condition after neighbors reported they may have been locked inside a barn for more than a year.

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Anthony Costine and Spring Romer surrendered themselves to police Tuesday night, just days after the disturbing discovery was made.

"It was abhorrent. It was as bad as I've ever seen in a barn, and I've lived on and around farms," Deering Police Chief James Pushee said. "And I've seen some neglect and abuse cases before, and this was pretty bad."

Costine and Romer both face multiple misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. They were released on bail and are scheduled to appear in court on July 27.

At Live and Let Live Farm, where the horses are getting food, love and medical care, their minds remain on recovery.

"I would rather focus my energy and ask other people to focus their energy on the healing of these horses," said Sharon Morey of Live and Let Live Farm.

While the horses may have been removed from a dangerous situation, volunteers say they still face an uphill battle. Some of them face multiple health issues.

"She’s got double, bilateral hernias, the other side is much, much worse," Morey said of one of the horses, named Supernova. "Her leg has either been broken in the past or some sort of bone chip or some sort of trauma where her leg is actually bent."

The farm is reminding the public they can help in the horses’ care. The rescue farm has raised $8,100 for their care so far and once they hit $10,000, an anonymous donor has promised to match it.

All of it is going toward a hope for a better future for these horses.

"I’d like to see them have a shine in their eye and be loved and they have been loved this week, they've been so loved on,” Morey said.